Dissecting a cocoon of stardust: Scientists begin to tease out a hidden star’s secrets
Peering deep inside obscuring cocoons of stardust, astronomers are beginning to witness the birthing secrets of an unusual star.
Peering deep inside obscuring cocoons of stardust, astronomers are beginning to witness the birthing secrets of an unusual star.
From sweatshirts and jackets to mugs and license plates, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s name and logos can be found on thousands of items. Pamela Holt’s job is to ensure that the images of Bucky Badger, the motion…
The biological clock reminds us to go to sleep every 24 hours, but under certain lighting conditions another internal regulator may be telling us to take a nap.
The University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives and Cooperative Development Services of Madison have selected five innovative cooperative development projects for special technical assistance.
To better acknowledge the breadth of faculty expertise, UW-Madison’s Department of South Asian Studies, Languages and Literature has changed its name to the Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia. The change is effective immediately.
A $600,000 gift from the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation will help UW-Madison researcher Ian Duncan accelerate work on a promising treatment for multiple sclerosis and other myelin disorders.
Today’s lackadaisical attitude toward exporting dairy products could cost the U.S dairy industry dearly in years to come, according to a UW-Madison dairy policy analyst.
As the new millennium approaches, the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research is poised for a consolidation with the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Julie Sasner (formerly Andeberhan), the head women’s ice hockey coach at Cornell University, was today (July 9) named the first varsity women’s ice hockey coach at UW-Madison according to UW Associate Athletic Director Mike Moss.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and Dane County reached an agreement today (July 10) ending the UW’s obligation to play men’s home hockey games at the Dane County Coliseum.
Author and sportswriter Mitch Albom, whose 1997-98 best-seller “Tuesdays With Morrie” chronicled Albom’s life-changing friendship with his college mentor, will share lessons for life Sept. 1 with the UW-Madison’s new freshman class.
The 15th National Conference on Artificial Intelligence is set for July 26-30 at Madison’s Monona Terrace Convention Center.
Professor of Medicine William W. Busse has been studying and treating asthma for nearly 25 years. Now, in what he calls a ‘natural stepping stone’ in his medical career, Busse will head up one of the university’s premier clinical research centers.
From the moment it opened its doors, the Wisconsin Union Theater has been a very democratic place.
Beginning July 1, The Why Files will be a part of the UW-Madison Graduate School, spinning off from the National Institute for Science Education, where it was founded and that has been its home for the past two-and-a-half years.
A dozen UW-Madison employees are dedicating themselves to the AIDS ride, a six-day, 500-mile trip that begins July 6 in Minneapolis and ends July 11 in Chicago. About 2,000 riders are expected for the event, which could raise as much as $6 million.
Researchers at the UW Medical School have solved the puzzle of how one drug — lithium — can effectively stabilize both the wild euphoria and the crushing melancholy that are the hallmark of manic depression, or bipolar disorder.
The throngs of visitors attending the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Friday, July 3, will have a chance to experience a popular modern-day Wisconsin tradition – the UW Marching Band’s Fifth Quarter.
Observatory Drive between Elm Drive and Willow Creek will be closed to traffic on Tuesday, June 30, and Wednesday, July 1, as part of the West Campus Utility Project.
Two surveys conducted by UW-Madison’s Division of Information Technology (DoIT) find both students and recent alumni quite satisfied with the information technology services the university provides.